Southern Sydney Synagogue at Allawah is painted with more than a dozen swastikas in latest anti-Semitic vandalism attack

A Synagogue in Sydney has been spray-painted with at least a dozen Swastikas in the latest anti-semitic attack to afflict the city.

The Southern Sydney Synagogue in the suburb of Allawah was the latest target of anti-semitic vandals who daubed a large red Swastika sign at the entrance to the place of worship alongside the words ‘Hitler on top’.

Two men in dark clothing and wearing masks were reportedly seen loitering around the synagogue in the early hours of the morning. 

President of the Jewish Board of Deputies David Ossip told Daily Mail Australia ‘enough is enough’.

‘It isn’t normal or acceptable that Australians are having to wake up every morning filled with apprehension about whether or not there’s been another antisemitic hate crime overnight,’ MR Ossip said.

‘This illegal behaviour is reprehensible and undermines the social harmony and cohesion which we all treasure. 

‘We cannot allow ourselves to become desensitised to acts of Jew-hatred and allow illegal conduct such as this to become normalised. 

‘The alleged offenders must be swiftly identified and prosecuted and receive penalties sufficient to ensure that such conduct is deterred and not normalised.’ 

George Foster, President of the synagogue, said that he had received a call from police at 4.30am that they had driven by and seen the place of worship had been attacked.

‘Looking at the CCTV it seems there were two men in black hoodies and masks who were spraying the walls of the synagogue,’ Mr Foster told The Daily Telegraph.

Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin called on the alleged offenders to ‘face the full force of the law’. 

‘As long as these people evade justice for trying to terrorise Australian citizens, it will continue,’ Mr Ryvchin added. 

‘We’re also calling on our fellow Australians, particularly those in positions of influence across society, to end the silence and publicly denounce this behaviour as repugnant to our national values and a threat to us all.’

The Australian Jewish Association said that ‘social cohesion has been destroyed’.

‘Every day, we wake up to news of a new antisemitic attack,’ the organisation posted on X. 

‘Australia has changed significantly under the Albanese Government.’

A spokesperson for NSW Police said that officers were ‘investigating after offensive graffiti was spray painted on a synagogue in Sydney’s south west’.

‘The incident is believed to have occurred between 3.55am and 4.30am today (Friday 10 January 2025) on Railway Parade, Allawah,’ the spokesperson added. 

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.